Before the trade that sent Kirk Cousins back to Minnesota was finalized, the Vikings and the Raiders did something that is rarely done in the NFL – they gave Cousins the opportunity to decide if he wanted to go back to Minnesota or if he wanted to stay in Las Vegas.
He informed Raiders GM John Spytek: he wanted to go back to Minnesota…
At this point, it’s very clear that the Vikings should never have moved on from him in the first place. But regardless of how it all turns out, for good or for ill, the Purple would rather ride or die with Kirko Chainz than with anyone else for the next two seasons.
We are the sons and daughters of Bud Grant. We can handle things going wrong. We don’t despair. All we ask for is loyalty, effort, and the faintest vestige of hope.